America

America

He was crazy about it. The country had long fascinated him. Everything about it—the music, movies, the books—held a special appeal for him. When TheBeatles went on The Ed Sullivan Show in February of 1964, he applauded as the girls in the audience screamed and squealed. His face lit up like a little boy’s. America. That sort of thing happened to you when you went toAmerica. You got fame and women. America was the promise of a new home, a new beginning.